"Velvet cakes" date back to the Victorian era. Unlike the heavier, denser cakes that early settlers were used to, this method combined vinegar or buttermilk and baking soda, resulting in a softer, ...

An American Southern classic, this red velvet cake is lightly cocoa-flavored, perfectly moist, and topped with traditional ...

Stewart shared her delicious cake on Instagram writing, “With less food coloring than traditional recipes call for, this red velvet looks more like an elegant mauve velvet. Plus, the balance of cocoa ...

If you're not familiar with mahogany cake, you are likely unaware of its importance to a very popular chocolate dessert.

Many places — including the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue — credit themselves with inventing red velvet cake. Although no one knows who created the recipe, it is certain that the ...

With its striking crimson crumb and contrasting swirls of silky white frosting, red velvet cake is both compelling and mysterious. Not quite chocolate and definitely not vanilla, its flavor lies ...

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What is Blue Velvet Cake? Cake lovers have likely heard of — and indulged in — red velvet cake, but its cousin, blue velvet cake, is gaining a following of its own. Blue velvet cake is similar to red ...